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These are the responsibility of the student. The Financial Aid census date is the date that a studentâs enrollment is considered locked by the Financial Aid Office. The census date enables the Financial Aid Office to correctly make calculations to a students Financial Aid, especially their Pell Grant awards. Any enrollment after the census date will affect a studentâs ability to get the Pell Grant only. Loans are not affected by the census date. To see when the census date is for the current semester, go to the main Financial Aid page. I thought I was receiving the Pell Grant this semester.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, a student is determined to be an independent financial aid applicant if meeting at least one of the following criteria: 1  Is 24 years or older as of Jan. 1. 2  Is married or separated (but not divorced) as of the date of the application.